The top 11 factors that influence your yield

(Rating from top to bottom by Agronomist Mark Flock from interviews with leading agronomists.)

 

  1. Drainage
    soil moisture stress (excess or deficiency)

  2. Crop Variety
    disease resistance, root system

  3. Insect/Weed Problems
    (if they exist)

  4. Crop Rotation
    (synergistic factors)

  5. Tillage
    Type, timing

  6. Compaction
    (crops vary in sensitivity to compaction

  7. Planter Efficiency
    proper calibration or speed

  8. pH
    Extreme pH’s (<5.5 >7.3)

  9. Herbicides
    Misapplication or Drift

  10. Subsoil Conditions
    acid, alkaline, clay layer, fragipan, etc

  11. Fertility/Fertility Placement